Seat68 Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 38 minutes ago, foreveryoung said: Not sure if anyone has experienced this, or if its even a bad thing, but my lad is 7 now, only child. he is only a small lad, so I thought I would get him to start karate to toughen him up a bit and maybe when he is older a bit of boxing, just so he can look after himself and ofcourse something to do out of school. Now the Mrs don't really like this, as one day he came home from karate with a cut lip, she said he don't have to go again, which got me a little annoyed. The main thing I am getting at is the Mrs still treats him like he is 3 years old, hugging him, cuddling him every 5 minutes, kinda still treating him like a baby, letting him sleep with us, when he makes excuses not to sleep on his own, just being over attentive. We all know kids can be very manipulative, but she don't see this and says if he needs attention we should not ignore it. I'm not sure if I should have issue with this, but me being the dad, want him to grow up a bit, get tough, get a bit more independent, but I feel how the Mrs treats him is not helping and not good for him at his age. A lot of this rings true in this household but I will type a proper response tomorrow morning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 2 hours ago, Xela said: On the BBC regarding the England Women's football team 'White heads in 50th goal for Lionesses - three short of Rooney's England record" No. They are different things. White's great achievements for the Lionesses are completely different from Rooney's for the mens team. They are separate teams. I actually quite like women's football but they need to stop comparing them to the mens team. Probably be accused of being a woman hater again! Don't stress, wimmns footy is shite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 8, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted April 8, 2022 1 hour ago, bickster said: Given the standard of goalkeeping in the womens game she needs to score 250 to equal Rooney The womens game has come on leaps and bounds for the outfield ten but they still stick their mate that can’t play at all between the sticks so they get a game I may have mentioned this at the time, but my granddaughter's naming ceremony last year was held at a local non-league club (Farsley Celtic). Their women's team was playing at home, so I popped out to watch for a while. The standard was pretty decent - except for the goalkeeping, which was hilariously awful. The result was a high scoring game, as pretty much any shot on target went in, with the goalies standing around watching them in amazement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted April 8, 2022 Moderator Share Posted April 8, 2022 22 minutes ago, mjmooney said: I may have mentioned this at the time, but my granddaughter's naming ceremony last year was held at a local non-league club (Farsley Celtic). Their women's team was playing at home, so I popped out to watch for a while. The standard was pretty decent - except for the goalkeeping, which was hilariously awful. The result was a high scoring game, as pretty much any shot on target went in, with the goalies standing around watching them in amazement. Yep, the outfield play is great to watch, the goalkeeping is dreadful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turvontour Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 1 hour ago, foreveryoung said: Not sure if anyone has experienced this, or if its even a bad thing, but my lad is 7 now, only child. he is only a small lad, so I thought I would get him to start karate to toughen him up a bit and maybe when he is older a bit of boxing, just so he can look after himself and ofcourse something to do out of school. Now the Mrs don't really like this, as one day he came home from karate with a cut lip, she said he don't have to go again, which got me a little annoyed. The main thing I am getting at is the Mrs still treats him like he is 3 years old, hugging him, cuddling him every 5 minutes, kinda still treating him like a baby, letting him sleep with us, when he makes excuses not to sleep on his own, just being over attentive. We all know kids can be very manipulative, but she don't see this and says if he needs attention we should not ignore it. I'm not sure if I should have issue with this, but me being the dad, want him to grow up a bit, get tough, get a bit more independent, but I feel how the Mrs treats him is not helping and not good for him at his age. I dont think the solution needs to be boxing, loads of activities will improve his independence and toughen him up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 4 minutes ago, turvontour said: I dont think the solution needs to be boxing, loads of activities will improve his independence and toughen him up. Yeah, it's not specific, although years away yet, so he will make his own decision. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 8 hours ago, foreveryoung said: Not sure if anyone has experienced this, or if its even a bad thing, but my lad is 7 now, only child. he is only a small lad, so I thought I would get him to start karate to toughen him up a bit and maybe when he is older a bit of boxing, just so he can look after himself and ofcourse something to do out of school. Now the Mrs don't really like this, as one day he came home from karate with a cut lip, she said he don't have to go again, which got me a little annoyed. The main thing I am getting at is the Mrs still treats him like he is 3 years old, hugging him, cuddling him every 5 minutes, kinda still treating him like a baby, letting him sleep with us, when he makes excuses not to sleep on his own, just being over attentive. We all know kids can be very manipulative, but she don't see this and says if he needs attention we should not ignore it. I'm not sure if I should have issue with this, but me being the dad, want him to grow up a bit, get tough, get a bit more independent, but I feel how the Mrs treats him is not helping and not good for him at his age. My grandson is fast approaching 6, my daughter treats him with kid gloves, and he knows this. He gets away with murder when it's just her, stuff that he just wouldn't pull when he is with his dad or with us. From wiping his arse, which he can do without issue and does all the time, but my daughter does it for him if she is around. She also let's him sleep in her bed, allows him to get away with murder. He also goes to karate but he has started missing that as she misses him so that will be the end of that I am sure. It's mainly her fault as I tell her some times you have to be a parent and not a friend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted April 10, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted April 10, 2022 Fixed a slow running computer for a lovely lady on Thursday. Also broke it and now it won't turn on at all. Completely dead. Might be able to fix it, but I've been avoiding it for three days now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
og1874 Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 On 08/04/2022 at 15:20, Xela said: On the BBC regarding the England Women's football team 'White heads in 50th goal for Lionesses - three short of Rooney's England record" No. They are different things. White's great achievements for the Lionesses are completely different from Rooney's for the mens team. They are separate teams. I actually quite like women's football but they need to stop comparing them to the mens team. Probably be accused of being a woman hater again! Happens all the time over here. Cyle Larin scored to become the top all time scorer for Canada, and the commentator had to correct himself a few minutes after saying it to clarify that he meant "for the men's team, obviously Christine Sinclair, the greatest of all time, is still the top scorer for Canada" Same rules, different sport 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 People who post (anywhere) "if you know, you know". Like having knowledge of something minor is a power to wield over others. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
og1874 Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 On 08/04/2022 at 16:18, bickster said: Given the standard of goalkeeping in the womens game she needs to score 250 to equal Rooney The womens game has come on leaps and bounds for the outfield ten but they still stick their mate that can’t play at all between the sticks so they get a game Basically any shot further than 4 feet from the keeper and higher than 6 feet in the air is a guaranteed goal. Ruins what is otherwise a sport that's decent to watch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted April 10, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted April 10, 2022 20 minutes ago, Seat68 said: People who post (anywhere) "if you know, you know". Like having knowledge of something minor is a power to wield over others. Sorry, I've no idea what you're talking about. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 3 minutes ago, sidcow said: Sorry, I've no idea what you're talking about. I am not falling for that. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted April 10, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted April 10, 2022 “….and it’s live”. Stop it, Martin. It’s silly. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 Just Stop Oil. Better known as Just Stop Ordinary People Getting To Work. Absolute scumbags. Do these words removed expect us all to cycle to work, in my case over 40 miles up and down the M42? Pricks. Causing havoc in our village too as one of the roads leads to Kingsbury terminal. Get a job you crusty vermin. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewieGriffin Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 6 hours ago, og1874 said: Basically any shot further than 4 feet from the keeper and higher than 6 feet in the air is a guaranteed goal. Ruins what is otherwise a sport that's decent to watch The obvious solution is to reduce the size of the goals. I know this isnt the womens football thread, but its something that pisses me off... The standard of goalkeeping is awful in general - there's never an admittance that a keeper should have saved a shot or held a cross under no pressure that's been floated in. Pundits are terrified to criticise mistakes/poor play. Male players get slaughtered, and I appreciate that the media spotlight is different, but there's a reluctance to admit what are glaringly poor players/errors. I think reducing the size of the goals (and possibly the pitch, but that's a seperate debate) would make a huge difference. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
og1874 Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 14 minutes ago, StewieGriffin said: The obvious solution is to reduce the size of the goals. I know this isnt the womens football thread, but its something that pisses me off... The standard of goalkeeping is awful in general - there's never an admittance that a keeper should have saved a shot or held a cross under no pressure that's been floated in. Pundits are terrified to criticise mistakes/poor play. Male players get slaughtered, and I appreciate that the media spotlight is different, but there's a reluctance to admit what are glaringly poor players/errors. I think reducing the size of the goals (and possibly the pitch, but that's a seperate debate) would make a huge difference. The reason they won’t do that is because it’s require separate gear for the women’s game, and most grassroots pitches etc wouldn’t be able to afford it. Having everything the same specs makes it more likely for the women’s game to remain accessible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted April 11, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted April 11, 2022 9 hours ago, rjw63 said: Just Stop Oil. Better known as Just Stop Ordinary People Getting To Work. Absolute scumbags. Do these words removed expect us all to cycle to work, in my case over 40 miles up and down the M42? Pricks. Causing havoc in our village too as one of the roads leads to Kingsbury terminal. Get a job you crusty vermin. Drove past Kingsbury yesterday on the way to Hurley and wondered why the road was shut with police in situ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 BHX absolute carnage this morning, 2 hours and 10 mins to clear security. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 2 minutes ago, Genie said: BHX absolute carnage this morning, 2 hours and 10 mins to clear security. 15 mins for me last night Check in was shit but security was ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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